User talk:Sawbackedeagle
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Enjoy your stay at Wiktionary! Conrad.Irwin 20:02, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Aircraft
[edit]Hello there. I only just saw your comment on sexfid (supposedly meaning "split into six"?) because I happened to look at your contribution history; if you want to get someone's attention, the best way is to leave a message on their talk page. About the aircraft names you are adding: these may not be suitable material for a dictionary, because they are something like specific "brand names" rather than generic words. See WT:CFI#Brand_names. Equinox 20:39, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
- Gotcha! sorry bout that --Sawbackedeagle 20:41, 22 January 2009 (UTC) I won't add anymore.
- I've now flagged them for deletion. Again, I know they are real aircraft and you added them in good faith, but this is a dictionary, not an encyclopaedia. You can find the deletion discussion here: WT:RFD#Messerschmitt_109.2C_Focke-Wulf_190 Equinox 00:04, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Might be worth having. I did a prefix search and we already have field of force, field of honor, field of study, field of view. The last two are sort of obvious from their parts, but in a way they're set phrases as well. So... I wouldn't exactly object to this one, personally. You could take it to the WT:Tea_room if you want to get a few opinions, or just add it and see whether anyone dislikes it enough to RFD. Equinox 20:51, 22 January 2009 (UTC)